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John Stape's dark Coronation Street storyline reaches a dramatic climax next week in an explosive set of episodes which look set to change life in Weatherfield forever. As fresh building work starts to take place at Underworld in the next few days, John is left panic-stricken as he fears that Colin's body will be discovered.
Quick-thinking as ever, the villain takes on a building job at the factory with the aim of secretly digging up Colin's remains and moving them elsewhere, but things go horribly wrong for John when his beloved wife Fiz walks in on his latest shocking act. The stage is then set for an unforgettable conclusion to the John Stape saga as he loses the plot one last time… Here, actor Graeme Hawley discusses his character's last bow.
Does John really think he can dig up Colin's body without being caught?
"Well he's got away with a lot so far, so yes! He tells Fiz at 10pm that he's off to work and she finally makes the connection and follows him. She arrives at the factory to see John with a dead body."
How does Fiz react to what she sees?
"It's the most bizarre situation really, because at first she just thinks that he's found a body. He doesn't deny it initially because his brain is just racing and thinking, 'How am I going to get away with this?' And then it's only after a while that she starts to think that it might be Chesney, because obviously Chesney's missing. It's only at that point that he kind of goes, 'No, no, no, it's not Chesney', and then says basically, 'You remember Colin Fishwick?'…"
How does Fiz feel as John tells her the truth about Colin's death?
"Her reaction is just absolute horror, really, at what's gone on - she can't quite comprehend it. It's like her image of who her husband is gets completely shattered throughout that conversation - it's like he becomes a different person to her. Although he's insistent that he's the same person and trying to get across how it all happened and why it happened, all she can see is him stood there with a dead body."
Is Fiz's love for John killed straight away?
"I don't know if it kills her love for him, but certainly she's disgusted with him, in a way that she never has been before. Considering everything that's gone on in the past before, I think this is the first time that you genuinely see that their relationship changes forever at this point."
What happens to Colin's body?
"He's still got to be got rid of, obviously, and part of this thing with Fiz is that she then realises she's in deep trouble, because she took the inheritance money not realising that Colin was dead. She's kind of made herself very complicit in it all. He asks her to help get rid of the body because they've both broken the law. I'm not saying whether she agrees to help get rid of this body, though!"
John continues to tells Fiz that they need to run away together. Does she agree?
"No, she refuses to go anywhere until Chesney's back. She's absolutely insistent that she must find Chesney first or must wait until he comes home, as she can't leave him."
Katy tells Fiz she's having an abortion
In a further twist, Katy is planning to have an abortion because she thinks Chesney has abandoned her. How does this change things?
"Ironically this is probably the final thing that really does it for John. Katy turns up and says, 'I'm going to have an abortion today'. He can't just say nothing, for all his mistakes he just can't have that on his conscience, he can't let her do it. So he first of all tries to talk Katy out of it, but when it's clear that he's not going to be able to, he thinks, 'I'm going to have to get Chesney out and let him speak to Katy to let her know that he does want the baby'. And that's really what makes it all come tumbling down for him."
What happens next?
"At the Hoyles', he runs downstairs and is going to get Chesney out and get him to phone Katy, and then him and Chesney start having a row. In the middle of this row, he basically threatens Chesney and in threatening him kind of admits that he killed Charlotte, just as Fiz is walking in. She basically hears him confess to killing Charlotte which doesn't go down very well with anybody!"
Doesn't John go on the run after that?
"Yes, he does. Literally his whole life has completely fallen apart, he's clutching at straws and just grappling with anything. Without any shadow of a doubt, he's forgotten to take his pills on the run with him, and literally he's losing his grip on reality big time."
John stands on the roof with baby Hope
We know that John eventually ends up on a hospital roof with Hope. How does that come about?
"He's at the hospital with Hope and as he is making his way out of the front door, the police arrive. He then panics, runs back inside and goes up some stairs, which take him to the roof. At this point, he's lost the plot and hasn't had any happy medicine for days. All he wants to do is escape, but he's 60ft up and surrounded by police. The fear you see in his eyes is real because heights make my legs buckle!"
We also know that everything reaches a climax with a showdown on the roof. Can you tell us anything about what happens?
"Well it's a long way up! And by that very nature, it's also a very long way down! As for what happens, that would be telling - it is aired after the watershed, so we can do things we don't normally do. John is right back to animal instincts. He has nowhere to go, so anything could happen."
As John has Hope in his arms on the roof, would he harm his own daughter?
"Well, under normal circumstances absolutely not. But like I say, it is that fact that he's completely losing his grip on reality, he's a rabbit caught in the headlights, and I think under those circumstances anything is possible really. That's what's great about those last few episodes, he does go to a place of anything is possible. And I think that's what's interesting - I don't think any of you will work out what happens, because it's very much deliberate the way it's been done, that's what will be great for the audience. If you are into this world of possibility, with him at the end literally anything could happen."
Fiz pleads with John to pass her Hope
Are you pleased to have such a dramatic ending to the storyline?
"Yeah, I am, I'm pleased. It's a story that's gone on for nearly a year and a half now, which is virtually unheard of in soap terms. And I know it's a big thing for them to do that, and for them to make that decision to play this story out over such a long period of time. We always knew that this story would have to come to an end at some point, and we were always assured that when it did it would be big. I hope that it's a fitting wind-up to the story. The whole week is a big week of telly, they've really gone for it, and from my point of view as an actor and as somebody who's played John Stape for the past four years, I'm really grateful that it's all finishing up like this."
Will next week be the last time we see John Stape?
"All I can say is, you won't be seeing him anywhere near the Rovers Return!"
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Becky McDonald's dream of bringing up her nephew Max in a happy family environment looks set to be shattered in next week's explosive Coronation Street episodes as the situation with David, Kylie and Tracy reaches a dramatic climax. With Tracy causing trouble as usual and David continuing to push for custody of Kylie's son, it's a testing time for Becky which gets much worse when social services swoop on The Rovers, having received a tip-off over the sale of Max.
Whether the McDonalds will lose Max is currently unclear, but convinced that Tracy has finally followed through with her threats, a furious Becky marches round to the Barlows' with a mallet and begins smashing up the front room. Will Tracy escape unscathed or has Becky completely lost the plot? Here, actress Katherine Kelly discusses the latest twists for the Weatherfield hellraiser.
Becky leaves Steve furious at the start of next week when she tells him that Tracy leaving with Amy might not be such a bad thing. Doesn't she realise how hard it would be for Steve to lose his daughter?
"The thing about Becky is that she doesn't see it as her and Max and Tracy and Amy with Steve in the middle. She sees it as three parents with two children to look after - a modern family that should be able to work. Tracy is the one who is making it difficult for Steve and wanting him to choose. What she says is that if Amy did move away, they would absolutely still be able to see her and be a family in the way that many families share time between parents. It's when she points out that if they lost Max then they wouldn't be able to see him at all that Steve gets angry because he reads this as her making him choose, which she absolutely isn't."
Steve ends up visiting the casino, where he tells Dev that he's lost everything because of Becky's pursuit of Max. Would Becky feel guilty if she knew he felt this way?
"At first I think she'd be angry more than anything, that seems to be how Becky deals with everything! But then after she'd calm down and then yes, of course she'd be feeling guilty. Steve has risked a lot over the years to be with Becky, even more so now with Max. Ultimately, he just wants her to be happy and he knows that having Max is the only way she will be."
Do you think Becky is only thinking of herself in this storyline, or does she genuinely have Max's best interests at heart?
"She is not selfish and if she thought he'd be better off elsewhere, she would let him go. But there is no way she thinks that David Platt would be a better dad than Steve! She believes that she is saving Max - he is her first priority in all of this."
Becky panics when Steve tells the social worker Max doesn't live with them
How does Becky react when a social worker calls at the pub questioning her and Steve about Kylie and Max?
"She panics! Everything is going so well and when a social worker turns up unexpectedly, she doesn't understand and loses it. She's just so scared that after everything they'll take Max, and in her eyes this means Max will have the life she had, passed from pillar to post, not trusting anyone, probably falling into a life of crime and drugs like she did."
Becky lies to social services about the situation with Max, but does she feel confident that Kylie will back up her story?
"I think she has her doubts as it's Kylie at the end of the day! But all in all, I think she's pretty confident. Surely no-one in their right mind would want to admit they sold their own son! She knows for sure that Kylie doesn't want Max, but she knows she will have to pretend that she does or David will see she has a swinging brick for a heart! David is the problem here. Kylie and Bex are united in terms of Max's best interests."
As the week continues, David marches round to accuse Becky of bullying Kylie over Max. How does Becky feel?
"Very frustrated! I think she understands Kylie's predicament, in that she doesn't want to tell David about selling Max, and Bex doesn't want that either. David could tell the whole street - he can never know the full story and that's the problem. If David backed off there would be no problem. The one person who is driving this whole thing forward is David. Kylie is happy for Steve and Becky to have Max, so she can carry on going out and drinking and doing what she wants. But since David and Kylie have got married, David's made it his business to get Max back."
Becky looks like she is going to kill Tracy
Social services later pay a second visit after receiving a tip-off over the true situation with Max. Does Becky have any suspicions about who's to blame?
"Yes, there is a list of suspects and she will find out through a process of elimination starting with Kylie then Tracy! Becky really does believe that Tracy is the one who rang social services and she sees red. She grabs a mallet and storms round to the Barlows' - she is like a woman possessed and starts breaking down the door of number one. It was great fun to film because once she gets into the house she starts to swing the mallet round breaking ornaments and furniture as she tries to get to Tracy. Tracy and the Barlows are terrified and Steve is desperately trying to talk some sense into her, but she is beyond listening at this point…"
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28-04-2011, 02:26 PM
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that would be a bit storyline
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